Important Stuff

Tomorrow, there will be an Easter Mass in the gym at 1:30.  We also visited the book fair today.  Students will be bringing home a wish list of books they would like to get.  On May 6, our class will be purchasing books in the Learning Commons. Our mealworms continue to grow and it is important to bring in some fresh fruit each day.  They only need a small amount so they can share with their human!  Take a look at this short video on the lifecycle of a mealworm:

More Earth Day Pledges and Newest Members of Our Class

We have just begun our new science unit inquiry about "Growth and Changes in Animals" Students got to choose a mealworm to place in the habitat they had created with a glass jar and oatmeal.  On the first day, we cut up some apple to place in the jar for the mealworm to get some water.  We also did some experiments to see what would happen if we a) blew gently on the mealworm b) tapped gently beside the mealworm and c) placed a drop of water on the mealworm.  Here are some pictures of our new class members! Each day, fresh fruit should be added to the jar and the old fruit placed in the compost bin.

Spot the mealworm?

Earth Day

We made some Earth Day Tellegami's yesterday...check them out!

Spelling

You can find the spelling list here and be sure to play some of the awesome games that come with it!

The Legend of the Three Trees

The Last Supper

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Comparing 3D Shapes

In groups, the students compared two 3D shapes that were on their tables.  Here is what they came up with!


Square-Based Pyramid and a Rectangular Prism

Triangular-Based Pyramid and a Triangular Prism

Cone and a Cylinder

Hexagonal Prism and Rectangular Prism

Pentagonal Prism and a Pentagonal-Based Pyramid

Stack, Slide or Roll

We have been investigating 3D shapes and whether or not they can stack, slide or roll.

The Legend of the Three Trees

Today we watched "The Legend of the Three Trees".  Ask your child what is what about!  Afterwards, we began to work on sketching out what the trees became at the end of the story.  Stay tuned for some great artwork!

Kidblog Part 2

 Instead of signing in with their names, students must click 'search for your class here'.  They will then be prompted to search for their class.  Type in 'mrsaddison' and you will then be able to select our class blog url.  Unfortunately, every time students would login with their name, it was added to the roster...I will delete the names that are duplicates...happy blogging!
                                                                     

Kidblog

Today. we got started on making our first posts in Kidblog.  All posts and comments are monitored by me..the teacher...Our first post was all about introducing ourselves.  Even though a lot of us 'published' our blog, a lot of them are still a work in progress.  We were having some difficulty saving our posts so I decided to publish them anyway!  We can always go back and edit them later. Blogging is another venue for students to write and share with their peers.

IMPORTANT!
Water bottles are due at school so we can make our Easter craft:)
Cardboard Arcade is Tuesday (bring in spare change to play the games)
Glass jar (with lid) due next Thursday

We Create Change

Thought I would pass this on from the Grade 6 Team at St. Cecilia:

Grade 6 Team

Let’s create change with St. Cecilia’s “We Create Change” coin drive.

For our Lenten Project, the Grade 6 students will be running the "We Create Change" coin drive from Wednesday, March 26 to Tuesday, April 15. The fundraiser is part of the Free the Children’s Year of Education initiative to build 200 schools and improve access to education in developing communities around the globe. For every $20 in coins collected, we can provide a brick for the construction of a new school. All students are asked to bring in spare change into their classroom where it will be deposited into their cardboard schoolhouse coin box. The top two classrooms that bring in the most change will enjoy a free pizza lunch. With the help of St Cecilia’s community, we can work together to do our part in breaking the cycle of poverty by empowering a generation of children to make change for themselves.

As an extension to the “We Create Change” initiative, Grade 6 students will also be organizing, constructing, and running their own “Cardboard Arcade” on Tuesday, April 15. Students in all grades will have an opportunity to go to the gym and play various “Midway” type games created out of recycled cardboard. We are asking students to contribute 25 cents per play towards this great cause. The extra money will be added to the total money collected for the "We Make Change" coin drive. We thank you in advance for helping us provide impoverished children with the gift of education one coin, one brick, one school at a time. 

3 D Shapes

Next week, we begin our inquiry into 3 D Shapes.  Here is a little ditty to help us remember the names of the shapes.

We compared two polygons...same and different.  Look what we came up with!

Symmetry Take Two!

Take a look at Amelia's Educreation she made yesterday...well done!

 Today, we were asked to figure out how many lines of symmetry were in a rectangle.  Most of us (including a caffeine-deficient teacher) believed there were 4 lines of symmetry...just like a square.  Ariane pointed out that it could only have two lines of symmetry because not all the sides are the same length.  Using a paper rectangle, we tried (we REALLY tried) to find the four lines...but we were only able to find TWO!!!  We then tried to figure out how many lines of symmetry were in a circle. There were too many to count!  Aidan thought there was only one line of symmetry in a star. He proved he was correct when he cut out a star and could only fold the star in half ONCE.  So there you go...a lot of learning happened today.  We learned that mistakes happen and that's okay!  Later, we used pattern blocks to create a design.  Then we had to find the line (or lines) of symmetry on our design.  They turned out to be...AWESMAZING!

Ava found 4 lines of symmetry in a square

Angie could only find two lines of symmetry in a rectangle

Aidan proved there was only one line of symmetry in this star (decagon)

Using "Show Me" to show our thinking!

We have been learning about symmetry in class.  Students were asked to look around the classroom and the pod to find symmetry in real-life objects.  Using the Show Me app, students recorded their findings:)  Mason appears to be the King of Show Me!  Take a look at the last video he created to show us how to add with regrouping.

The Lirpaloof Bird

Today, we read a story about the elusive Lirpaloof bird that can be found around this time of the year. We brought carrots outside (its favourite food) and tried to get a glimpse of this rare bird.

We did not have any luck luring the bird out of hiding...even with our crunchy carrots!  Maybe we need to plant some trees in our schoolyard!  Hopefully, before the end of the month, the Lirpaloof bird will make an appearance at St. Cecilia!